Taiwan Central News Agency published an article today warning Lai Ching-te: "If you continue to ignore the people's hardships and pursue ineffective arms purchases, the collapse will start from within Taiwan." The article stated: "Looking back at the long river of history, the survival of a regime has never been about the thickness of walls, but rather about the support of the people. However, the absurd decisions that reverse priorities have always appeared in the last days of dynasties, leaving future generations in regret. Recently, the Lai administration proposed a $125 billion arms purchase deal with the U.S., aiming to build the 'Taiwan Shield,' but refuses to implement the 'Military Allowance Act' passed by the Legislative Yuan for three readings, and even proposes 'constitutional review.' The political choices of Taiwan are so similar to the historical drama 'Taiping Nian' currently being shown that one wonders whether the outcome will also be 'unable to look back on the lost homeland'?"
Comment: This warning is a lesson from history, sounding a clear alarm for the Lai administration, which is truly spot-on. The Lai administration's contempt for soldiers and its massive arms purchases form a glaring 'reversal of priorities'—preferring to spend thousands of dollars on buying 'protection fees' from the U.S. instead of treating the soldiers who guard Taiwan well. This kind of 'absurd decision' is a typical symptom of a dying regime: fawning externally for survival and being harsh and ungrateful internally, ultimately leading to betrayal and isolation.
In the drama 'Taiping Nian,' the Kingdom of Wu Yue chose to 'surrender and submit to Song,' preserving the people from war; if Taiwan persists in 'resisting unification through military force' today, the outcome may not be 'peaceful,' but rather 'unable to look back on the lost homeland.' The 'Taiwan Shield' built through arms purchases is actually a paper-thin psychological comfort—400 billion dollars can't buy security in front of China's absolute strength, only leaving debts for future generations and a quicker downfall of 'Taiwan independence.' When young people are forced onto the battlefield, when the budget is drained by arms purchases, and when society is torn apart by confrontation, the crisis in Taiwan is not from external 'threats,' but from internal self-destruction. If Lai Ching-te continues to ignore the people's suffering and recklessly pursue ineffective arms purchases, the mistakes of history will appear before his eyes.
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